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Burracombe Village #2
A Stranger in Burracombe
A beautiful tale in the bestselling series set in a Devon village in the 1950s.
Like the rest of the nation, the Burracombe villagers are shocked when King George the Sixth dies suddenly in 1952. But in the midst of their grief, the arrival of a stranger in the village on the very same day goes almost unnoticed, as the villagers have their own concerns...
Farmer's daughter Val needs to find a home before she can marry her sweetheart; Hilary is struggling to come to terms with her new responsibilities, and Stella is still getting to know the sister she thought she had lost during the war. While the children at the village school are as lively and inquisitive as ever, there are still conflicts and feuds among the long-standing residents of Burracombe.
Then a search for a family draws the whole village together, and more than one person is led to question their own ideas about families and what they mean.
Like the rest of the nation, the Burracombe villagers are shocked when King George the Sixth dies suddenly in 1952. But in the midst of their grief, the arrival of a stranger in the village on the very same day goes almost unnoticed, as the villagers have their own concerns...
Farmer's daughter Val needs to find a home before she can marry her sweetheart; Hilary is struggling to come to terms with her new responsibilities, and Stella is still getting to know the sister she thought she had lost during the war. While the children at the village school are as lively and inquisitive as ever, there are still conflicts and feuds among the long-standing residents of Burracombe.
Then a search for a family draws the whole village together, and more than one person is led to question their own ideas about families and what they mean.
400 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Lilian Harry
65 books70 followersaka Donna Baker, Nicola West
Donna Thomson was born in Gosport, near Portsmouth Harbour, England, UK. Growing up during the terrifying years of the Blitz in a two-up, two-down terraced house, the youngest of four, she aspired to be a writer from an early age.
As a young woman she worked in the Civil Service and moved to Devon to be near her sailor husband. They had a son and a daughter. When the marriage ended, she and her two children moved to the Midlands, where she happily married again to her second husband. After living in the Lake District for twelve years, she finally moved back to Devon, and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor. She lost her son Philip in 2008, and has two grandchildren. A keen walker and animal-lover, she now has a dog and three ginger cats to keep her busy, along with a wide range of hobbies she enjoys.
She started signing her romance novels as Donna Baker and Nicola West, now she also writes as Lilian Harry (inspired by the first names of her grandparents). Among her works are historical novels, romances and even two books giving advice on how to write short stories and novels.
Donna Thomson was born in Gosport, near Portsmouth Harbour, England, UK. Growing up during the terrifying years of the Blitz in a two-up, two-down terraced house, the youngest of four, she aspired to be a writer from an early age.
As a young woman she worked in the Civil Service and moved to Devon to be near her sailor husband. They had a son and a daughter. When the marriage ended, she and her two children moved to the Midlands, where she happily married again to her second husband. After living in the Lake District for twelve years, she finally moved back to Devon, and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor. She lost her son Philip in 2008, and has two grandchildren. A keen walker and animal-lover, she now has a dog and three ginger cats to keep her busy, along with a wide range of hobbies she enjoys.
She started signing her romance novels as Donna Baker and Nicola West, now she also writes as Lilian Harry (inspired by the first names of her grandparents). Among her works are historical novels, romances and even two books giving advice on how to write short stories and novels.
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November 20, 2017
No matter how many times I read these books I love them just as much as the first time I read them. This book is no exception. It's rather like coming home after a trip away from home.
A good book,glass of wine maybe chocolate, Bliss. Pure nostalgia.
A good book,glass of wine maybe chocolate, Bliss. Pure nostalgia.
March 9, 2019
This series is a very gentle read. It's set in the 1950s in a small village in Devon. The stranger in the title comes to look for the man who fathered her.
May 20, 2022
2nd book in the series, very good
April 16, 2011
Great series of stories. Good light read.
Book 2 in a series.
Book 2 in a series.
July 30, 2011
Another Lilian Harry post war story. A nice, gentle story with all the ends neatly tied up together at the end. Great if you're looking for a non-taxing read with nothing too stressful in it!
July 31, 2011
This book was ok, I didn't love it.
Lillian Harry was born in Hampshire, England, U.K.
Lillian Harry was born in Hampshire, England, U.K.
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August 8, 2011
Rather like a womans weekly short story elongated to a novel. A fair holiday read!
March 16, 2013
a nice gentle read, very enjoyable
May 12, 2013
i struggled to get into this book but when i did it was ok. It had a slow story line but good characters. Not a book i will read again.
September 2, 2014
Just gets better...
September 22, 2015
A nice enough read, although I felt the authour padded out a lot of it with repeat information.
Wouldn't put me off reading mor Lillian Harry.
Wouldn't put me off reading mor Lillian Harry.
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